"Is the U.S. military just a decoration?" Alexeyev couldn't believe it. Alan Wilson's words seemed to be as if the U.S. military did not exist.
"The Vietnam War has severely damaged the United States, but it is still hard to see it now. You can analyze it from a small matter. Nixon has changed the military conscription that the United States has always implemented to military recruitment. Don't underestimate this change. In the most basic sense,
"It shows that because of this war, the United States has extinguished its citizens' pursuit of war."
The change from conscription to military conscription was a change made during the Nixon period. The main difference between the conscription system and the conscription system is the nature of joining the army. The conscription system is that the country recruits soldiers in the form of paid employment, while the conscription system is that the country requires citizens to perform compulsory military service in accordance with their obligations.
There is a big difference between the two.
The recruitment system is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it can defeat foreign enemies and on the other hand, it can quell internal strife. It will not arouse war-weariness in the country. After all, people who join the army mainly want to join the army, and it is for money. At the same time, it will also form a special feeling that separates them from the general public.
class.
It can definitely benefit the Pentagon. These soldiers who value money but not people will become part of the military-industrial complex.
In the foreseeable future, the United States will embark on the road of accumulating combat power with money. In the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and Washington's order, hundreds of thousands of soldiers went directly to the front lines with patriotism to fight for ten or eight years. This kind of thing
It will be difficult to happen again in the future.
This is not to say that conscription is necessarily better than recruiting troops, but when it comes to ground wars, huge ground forces are indeed needed to maintain the front. Otherwise, the Iron King's eight soldiers will not be able to exert their combat effectiveness if they are insufficient. Alan Wilson sat down again,
Talking about Israel's fundamental weakness, even if its mobilization system is efficient, it cannot cope with a full-scale war.
It is impossible to expect Israel to move south to Egypt, north to Syria, and east to Jordan at the same time. Israel will only choose one direction to concentrate its forces, and it is inevitable that the other two fronts will respond with a defensive posture.
Even 200,000 Russian troops cannot swallow up Ukraine. As long as they don’t annihilate a wave of Arab armies in the first stage, Israel will not have the ability to sustain an offensive.
If Israel has India's potential mobilization force, he didn't mention it, but everyone knows that Israel does not. For many years, Britain has been responding with a preemptive strategy. If Israel may start a war, it will launch air strikes on Egypt and Jordan, so it will send the main air force to
Support is placed in Iraq. The Iraqi royal family and Jordan are one family. If something happens to Jordan, Iraq will join the war.
In Egypt, the air force was ceded to France, the Egyptian navy and army were armed, and the traditional friendly relations between Britain and Britain were transformed into specialized forces. Only when these specialized forces are combined can they burst into combat effectiveness. In a certain sense, it also contributed to the traditional friendship in the Middle East.
The unity of the British family. If one country cannot compete, it will combine with multiple countries.
It’s not that the UK doesn’t believe in the combat effectiveness of Arab countries. In fact, it just doesn’t believe it. If it follows traditional support and selects the country with the largest population to invest all its resources in, Israel suddenly attacks and directly defeats this country, such as Egypt, and other countries will be even more vulnerable.
No match for Israel.
Moreover, support is dispersed, which is in line with the British tradition of supporting the strong in the field of diplomacy. Your air force is strong, my navy is strong, and the other army is strong. In peacetime, one will not accept the other, but there is Israel, a big enemy outside. The Jordanian and Iraqi royal families belong to the same family, and Egypt
There is no border with either country, so internal oppression will not begin.
As for whether the effect is good or not, we haven't fought yet. Who knows what the effect will be. When he stood up again, Alan Wilson reminded him for the second time, "Be careful of the Golan Heights. Because Syria exists, the Golan Heights may be Israel's main attack direction. If it is true,
Yes, provide all the aid to allow Syria to drag Israel into a war of attrition."
History is actually very cruel. Israel's consecutive victories in the Middle East war will naturally lead to praise from all aspects and angles. But if the results are not as expected, it may lead to a bad situation.
Emperor Wanli had three major campaigns. The Saar Hu was actually a war during the Wanli period. Two years before Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen established Tumubao, he also tried his skills on the southwestern chieftains and suppressed the uprising of absentees in the southeast. Who knew that the Saar Hu
Erhu and Tumubao came so unexpectedly?
"Then, I wish you continue to serve your country well." Raising his wrist, Alan Wilson ended this make-up lesson, hoping that he can leave his mark on the international situation.
I thought about saying something to take good care of Fortseva, but when I thought about it, he didn't seem qualified to say this, so he could only leave in anger.
"Go and see Garbo if you have a chance." Alan Wilson put his hands in his trouser pockets and was thinking a lot. It would be better to sit down and have a chat. He couldn't ignore him in his old age. This was not his character.
The Soviet Union put a lot of effort into this grain procurement. In addition to contacting the United Kingdom, it also did not delay the work of the United States at all.
While announcing that this was the biggest harvest year for the Soviet Union in twenty years, operations against the United States had also begun, and purchasing grain from the United Kingdom was also part of the plan. Satellite images reported by the U.S. intelligence agency showed that various grain-producing areas in the Soviet Union were "everywhere."
They are all golden wheat fields.” Soviet wheat varieties have large ears and small grains, and most of the grains are hollow. The actual yield is not high, but the aura is strong.
The wheat in the Soviet Union has a strong Soviet style, just like the Mao girls have d per capita, but they will not be superior to others in the field of breastfeeding. If this example is not appropriate, the supreme authority can use another example.
After becoming convinced that the Soviet Union's grain output would usher in a bumper harvest, grain merchants across the United States began to sell off their stockpiles of grain. The Soviet Union also secretly encouraged commercial companies such as Continental Grain Company to lobby the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
In addition, the purchasers sent secretly by the Soviet Union also bought large quantities of American grain in batches at the price of feed grain.
The White House, which was kept in the dark, also announced that the United States agreed to provide a loan of US$500 million at any time specifically to meet the needs of the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union could purchase US$750 million worth of grain in the next three years.
It is understandable that the United States was caught off guard for a while. After all, the most important thing at the moment is the U.S. election. Whether the combination of Nixon and Rockefeller can succeed will not be determined until the day of the election.
At this time, Alan Wilson was experiencing superior treatment, mainly to promote the friendship and unity between Britain and Germany. Mao Mei would not be superior to others when it came to feeding his offspring, but it was totally fine with him.
A child can't do that, but he is different. He makes a calm judgment after careful consideration.
Guiding the big boys how to operate in Latin America was a thing of the past. At this time, Alan Wilson had become the little secretary-general who worked hard for Britain.
Under the firm opposition of the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union had to agree to build a new oil and gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to share Western Europe's energy risks on the grounds that Germany's land-based energy and oil pipelines could easily be taken advantage of by Eastern European countries, but might cost Germany.
concerns in Western European countries.
On the one hand, Britain's firm opposition also proves to the United States that Britain has done everything possible to safeguard Europe. This is true. Letting this oil and gas pipeline run from the sea can reassure NATO, which has superior maritime power.
a little.
It was precisely because of BP's obstruction that Bokina and Anna came to London this time. They enjoyed the supreme authority of attentive service and made easy decisions on national and personal interests.
"The UK has never opposed the establishment of this oil and gas pipeline from the beginning to the end. In fact, we are negotiating with Norway to jointly fund the construction of an oil and gas pipeline to Germany. The opposition is just asking for a price from the Soviet Union."
Germany has a petrochemical industry, and it is quite strong. However, Germany does not control the energy production areas. This is why Germany has been mediating on the Iranian issue in later generations. But obviously, everyone knows the result.
"Then you have made such a big noise, and you have made Germany think that Britain is going to do something." Anna's eyes flashed, and she angrily accused the supreme authority.
"You're just making cards out of thin air, that's what imperialist countries do." Alan Wilson responded calmly, not thinking there was anything wrong with this.
Giving the two sisters a reassurance, Alan Wilson completed this negotiation, "Pamela will return to Perth in winter, and we will have in-depth discussions then."
A few days later, the 1972 U.S. election kicked off. Despite the Watergate incident, Nixon won a resounding victory this time.
Partnering with Rockefeller, he achieved a rare victory. With the unanimous support of the Republican Party, Nixon won 49 states by 520 votes to 17 votes. He started his second re-election without any suspense.
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"The Rockefeller Republicans are the biggest winners this time." When the election results came out, Alan Wilson, who was being a model husband to Pamela Mountbatten, immediately expressed his views on this election.
"Nixon is the president, and the Vice President of the United States is just a decoration." Pamela Mountbatten reminded her husband that this was a topic he himself once said.
"Well, Rockefeller may be a decoration, but Rockefeller Republicans are not. They are a very powerful force in the Republican Party."
Alan Wilson paused slightly when he said this, "Maybe Rockefeller will thank me. After all, he has never enjoyed such a big victory."
Rockefeller Republicans is a term, but it was not actually founded by Rockefeller. The founder of this faction was Dewey, whom Chang had high hopes for. As for the political spectrum of Nixon, it was actually the Republican conservatives led by Taft.
To some extent, Rockefeller Republicans are the successors of Hamiltonism, such as the untrustworthiness of the people, the tyranny of the majority, small government, etc.
The supporters of Rockefeller's Republicans were urban Republicans, while later generations of the Republican Party were supported by rural Republican supporters.